Big dipper box
My Big Dipper box broke on the first day, probably because the battery was burned out. It turned out that we had 3 Big Dipper boxes when we formed a group. I, “On the Road” and “Xingyu” carried one on each car. But the after-sales service “Big Dipper” said that Xinjiang is too big and there is a problem with satellite tracking. Let us withdraw from “Shaxing Wuyu” and form a group by ourselves, so that the riders of “Shaxing Wuyu” will not be able to see our location. . Fortunately, the “Desert of Qilian Column” can receive our information, and often sends screenshots to everyone in the group to report safety. During the call with “Taihangshui” at night, I told them about “Xingyu” and “On the Road” Ovi, so that friends in the group can see our location in real time. Since the rescue of Xiao Li in October 2017, everyone has bought the Big Dipper box. To be honest, I reject it. The setting is more troublesome and the synchronization is also very complicated. If you use Haichat, you can’t use Aowei. It’s quite annoying. Manufacturers need to continue to develop and update. But at present, there are only Big Dipper boxes in China. On April 14, 2018, when Dongxi crossed the Badain Jaran Desert that day, it was 300 kilometers from Hangtian Town to Youqi Desert. The background live broadcast of the Big Dipper Box was good. The mistake this time was to form a group alone, which was self-defeating.
Satellite phones are brought in every car, which is convenient for contacting the outside world, but the team members cannot contact each other by themselves. Fortunately, this crossing is not divided into groups, and the battle line is less than 3 kilometers long.
The pond in the hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert!
Mr. Shi’s Supplies
After breakfast on the 9th, we set off at 9:45 and planned to arrive at the supply point at 11:30. This section of the road is completely in a high-sand area, driving is difficult, and every big slope has poor visibility. We were frightened, and the co-driver David stared wide-eyed and held his breath to help me see the road. I shouted “on the road” , Go back and immediately raise my seat. Another big slope, almost in danger, I was in a hurry, and almost quarreled with the co-driver David. I got out of the car and analyzed it carefully, and found the problem. When I came, the repair shop considered that it was difficult to pass through the tower, so I adjusted the nitrogen shock absorber to the highest level. In addition, I had more than 200 kilograms of tents and other materials in the trunk. The front of the car was higher than others. More than ten centimeters higher. The problem was found, and I calmed down. At 12:00, there was still less than 10 kilometers to reach the supply point. I called Mr. Shi from Xinjiang on the intercom, but there was no reply. About half an hour later, I heard their call on the intercom: “I saw you! I saw you! We are on the opposite mountain.” I said, “Okay! Great!” I’m so excited! Who can understand my mood? It’s not just about the supply. Arriving at the supply point means that we have completed 70% of the mission. Can you not be excited!
Qiemo County is 30 kilometers to the east, and the fourth desert road is being built. Due to time constraints, a friend sent supplies and met at our predetermined coordinate point. It is 90 kilometers from Qiemo County to here, the road surface is good, 1 “Mitsubishi Pajero 97”, 1 Huanghai 4WD pickup truck, 3 large barrels of oil, Lu Xun 47 accessories, water, grapes, bananas, Korla Pears, oranges, apples and other fruits. After merging, the 3 people rushed to repair the car, “Lu Xun” replaced the brake pads, my guard was tightened again, and the other personnel refueled and ate. Two hours later, we reluctantly said goodbye to Mr. Shi with a grateful heart. The road was still far away and the task was arduous, so we had to set off.
“Qilian Pot”
According to “Taihangshui”, it is easy to leave after passing the supply point. I was very excited and told everyone that we would arrive at noon tomorrow, and we discussed living in Luntai County. Luntai is 400 kilometers away from the tower, and it takes six hours. I understand everyone’s feelings and hope that the four-day crossing will be successful. I didn’t take a few steps before I set off and found that this was not the case. The mountains were getting higher and higher, and the sand was getting softer and softer. Crossing the Badain Jaran Desert, every time you climb over a mountain, there will always be a flat area of 1-2 kilometers. This is so difficult, everyone walked carefully, reminding each other that the car platform has never been idle. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, the head car got off a “pot”. “Jin Shao” and I saw that the slope was not too big, so we went down right after. I dashed out of the pot, but my left and right stabs still had no effect. I was already sweating profusely, and I dared not continue to rush up the slope, so I quickly asked the co-driver David to go right.
This “pot” is a twin pot, which is connected in the middle and has enough sprint distance, but the slope is steep and the sand is soft. “David” and “Jin Shao” take turns to break through, and the distance is still very large. Climbing up the mountain, “Star Rain” and “Sunshine” also circled around. The three of them observed repeatedly on the big slope, and always felt that their right hand could go up halfway up the mountain. come up. I said: “David” unload the tent and go on again! “This means desperately abandoning the tent, and it is impossible to pull it up again. Everyone can only sit in the car for one night tonight. David said pitifully: “Brother, let me try again. “According to the route analyzed by everyone, we went up to the half slope and parked in the right direction. David didn’t stop, but came up wobbly! Everyone is so happy! “Jin Shao” was under pressure, and after a few sprints, he reached the second floor There is no power. I yelled: “Everyone, give it a push and reverse the car. “Young Master Jin” took out the shovel, dug for a while, put on the low four, everyone pushed in front, and fell to the slope, and one of them came up with strength! A successful breakthrough! Everyone was exhausted, I criticized The two team members in the lead car asked them to carefully choose their route, but they were so ashamed that they didn’t say a word.
I took a screenshot in Aowei, left the coordinates, and planned to name it “Qilian Pot”. I talked to “Taihangshui” at night and said that it would take a day and a half for many vehicles to cross this mountain. We passed in two hours. It is also a miracle. When the team members heard this, they were complacent and arrogant, and began to “complain” to me and “rehabilitate” them, which naturally ended in a burst of ridicule.
The car in the lead drove in a regular manner, and the car behind was 100 meters away, and walked quickly for two hours. On the 10th, drive 85 kilometers all day.
Tomorrow is the last crossing. Look at the six-day supply. Just half of it has been used. There is a big table of all kinds of meat. Everyone really had a good time. They were so excited that they couldn’t sleep at night. They played poker to pass the time. I watched it Yes, look at 11:30, mobilize everyone to end. Tired, indeed tired, fell asleep after a while.
Pass through successfully
Today’s desert is completely different from the previous few days. The typical Badain Jaran terrain, every time a mountain passes, there will be a section of flat land with a small amount of vegetation. Counting on Aowei, there are more than 30 mountains. The mountains in front are generally larger, with a length of 5-6 kilometers, and the mountains in the back are smaller, with a length of 1-2 kilometers. Before departure, I mobilized everyone: “The last mile, the more cautious you must be, and you can’t be careless, especially after a few days of rescue, the two winches have already collapsed, and everyone has no strength. You must drive carefully. Learn from ‘Sunshine’ and be serious. Facing every slope, study every ‘pot’ carefully, and don’t make ‘pot’ blindly if you are not sure.”
Early in the morning, we were given a “offensive”. The lead car fell into a cliff, close to 80 degrees, and both rescue vehicles were trapped. “Jin Shao” went down to rescue and acted as a fulcrum, and finally rescued the car of “Xingyu”. After repeated tossing, he finally got out of the air. At noon, the head car found a discarded tire, about one person tall, discarded by oil field vehicles. We felt like we had discovered a new continent. Everyone stopped to take a group photo and compared each other to see who was stronger. Naturally, it was “Sunshine” and “Jin Shao”. “The power is infinite. From now on, it takes 20 minutes to cross a mountain. Ten minutes of mountain climbing, less than ten minutes of flat ground, although bumpy, everyone can have time to breathe. I am in a good mood, and I expect to be able to go to the No. 4 well of the oilfield before 6 o’clock. Stopping for a break, I interviewed several players, and everyone spoke from the bottom of their hearts (video).
After 6 o’clock, we found the tall iron tower head on the top of the desert, and finally reached the No. 4 well, marking the completion of our crossing task!
We saw seven or eight oil workers in red clothes outside the fence, about 100 meters away from their camp. They saw us and came to look for us. We are very excited and very kind. I drove the car over, and I greeted them. Before I could say a second sentence, their chattering voices overwhelmed everything else. “You have worked hard! You are amazing! You have come out of the desert! We haven’t seen a single outsider for two months!” The enthusiasm of the oilfield workers swept away our exhaustion. They opened the fence and let us go to their gate to inflate. There were a lot of onlookers, and we chatted while inflating. About 1 hour later, the oil workers showed us the way, and more than 1 hour later, we arrived at the tower. As soon as “On the Road” got a signal, “Taihang Shui” called, full of greetings and blessings, and it sounded very cordial and simple.
There is a network, and it is actually a 4G network. I hurriedly reported to all my friends that they are safe. The first time I posted on the circle of friends: I have successfully crossed out of the Taklamakan Desert, thank you for your concern! Thank you, thank you all! We have 5 cars and 8 people crossing the N39 in the eastern section of Taklamakan in 4 and a half days, 312 kilometers (the riverside trail is not included), the people and cars are safe and healthy!
Before contacting us, the captain of “Camel Xiangzi” in Korla, Xinjiang entrusted “Fu Chen” to come to us, expressing concern and condolences, and then “Shuang Wai Wai” also came to ask about our health. Because we were too tired, we could only eat a few bites hastily, and it was almost over.
In four and a half days, I crossed the straight line of 312 kilometers at the eastern end of N39. It was really not easy for me, a person suffering from illness, and it was even more of a challenge for everyone to travel through the Taklimakan Desert with a sick group.
Jin Shao
Taklamakan Desert
Populus euphratica in Taklimakan Desert
Populus euphratica in Taklimakan Desert
Well No. 4 in Zhongyuan Oilfield, Taklamakan Desert
Enthusiastic workers at Zhongyuan Oilfield in the Taklamakan Desert
out of sand
Enthusiastic Gansu fellows in Well No. 4 of Zhongyuan Oilfield in the Taklamakan Desert
Oil field road inflatable
on the way
star rain
world expo
Two strong men in the lead car
Jin Shao
jeep world
When I traveled to the last 20 kilometers, I interviewed everyone.
David said: In Tamer, people are abnormal!
Jin Shao said: This time the “Qilian Column” crossed the tower, and the plan was well prepared. During the crossing, we encountered difficulties that did not exist in the Badain Jaran Desert before. Because the desert is relatively mobile, the sand is relatively soft, and the terrain is complex, it is very difficult. It is easy to get stuck in the car and cross the axle, but with the assistance of teammates, we worked together to overcome difficulties and finally successfully completed the crossing task! A good organizer, an excellent team, and a group of selfless partners are the magic weapon for our smooth crossing!
Shibo said: I am very happy to participate in this tower crossing activity. First of all, I have been actively encouraged by the members of the “Qilian Column”, so I have the determination and confidence to participate; secondly, I am very grateful to the “Xiongguan people” for their early planning and preparation, which is very in place. , every detail is very thoughtful; and then I feel the unity, mutual help, bravery and delicacy of everyone. There are too many moving, too many good memories. The road ahead is bumpy, and the brothers in the column will cooperate with each other, without fear, and go forward bravely. The crossing was successful, and I am proud and proud that I am a cross-country person.
Said on the road: It is a great honor to be a member of the “Qilian Column”. Every event, everyone uses their strengths to ensure that the event is happy and completed safely. My specialty is maintenance and maintenance of vehicles. Now, resolutely never give up a car, no matter how hard it is, no matter how difficult it is, we must bring everyone’s car back, no brothers and no off-roading, that is the best feeling.
Sunshine used the poet Wang Guozhen’s poem to express his feelings at this time:
I don’t think about whether I can succeed,
Since I chose the distance,
He only cares about the wind and rain.
I don’t think about winning love,
Since I love roses,
Be brave enough to speak your sincerity.
I don’t think about whether there will be cold wind and cold rain behind me,
Since the target is the horizon,
Only the back is left to the world.
I don’t think about whether the future is smooth or muddy,
As long as you love life, everything is expected!
Xingyu said: During the crossing, I carefully drove every kilometer, passed every chicken coop pit, and went up and down every big slope. I am sincerely grateful to the big brother of Xiongguan people for being able to cross successfully! Without his organization and coordination, it would not have been successful. It’s just that it’s not enjoyable, so I should go through all three stages in one go!
I said from the bottom of my heart:
Thank God for the gift!
Thank you Tamer for your tolerance!
Thanks to the brothers of the “Qilian Column” for their selfless dedication!
Thank you “Shaxing Wuyu” friends for your attention and support!
Thanks to the predecessors in the off-road field for accumulating valuable experience for us!
Finally, I would like to give a warning to my cross-country friends: Tammo is risky, so don’t cross it lightly!
